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| damp [ damp ] |
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moist: slightly wet
  damp laundry
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noun (plural damps) |
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1. slight wetness: humidity, moisture, or slight wetness
patches of damp
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2. mineral extract harmful gas: poisonous gas or rank air, especially in a mine
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3. depressing feeling: a feeling of gloom or melancholy
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archaic
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transitive verb (past and past participle damped, present participle damp·ing, 3rd person present singular damps) |
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1. dampen somebody or something: to make somebody or something slightly wet
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2. extinguish or slow down fire: to extinguish a fire or make it burn more slowly by reducing its supply of air
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3. music reduce vibration of string: to reduce the vibration of a string on a piano
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4. music muffle brass or woodwind instrument: to muffle the sound of a brass or woodwind instrument
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5. discourage somebody or something: to discourage somebody or stifle a feeling
Rain damped the picnickers' enthusiasm.
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6. physics reduce oscillation: to decrease the amplitude of an oscillation or wave
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| [14th century. < Middle Low German< Germanic] |
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| damp·ly adverb |
| damp·ness noun |
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